Grassy Park

 
 

Two rob driver after requesting a ride

The dash cam and the robbers

The South African Police Services (SAPS) are on the hunt for two men who were caught on camera robbing an e-hailing driver.

The incident happened in Parkwood on Saturday night, 25 April at 8:47pm. The video has since gone viral on social media platforms.

Western Cape SAPS media liaison officer, Serg. Wesley Twigg confirmed the incident happened in Pers Road when the driver responded to a pickup request. Two unknown men entered the vehicle and one of them produced a firearm.

On the video it is clear the suspect sitting on the back seat is armed, while the one sitting next to the driver keeps on threatening him. They robbed the driver of personal belongings, including his cell phone and cash before the suspects got out of the car and disappeared.
Grassy Park police have opened a robbery with firearm case and confirmed that no arrests have been made so far.
Police have appealed to the public for assistance. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS mobile App anonymou
sly.